Staff Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Ford Mustang Boss 302: Back with More for 2013, Paying Homage to a ’70s Legend Click here for more 2013 Boss 302 images. • 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 builds on the heritage of the 1970 Boss 302 with new, reflective hockey stick graphics package – first modern application on a production car • Also new for 2013 is heritage-inspired School Bus Yellow paint and Sterling Gray accents on Boss Laguna Seca, which delivers race-ready suspension, aerodynamic details and removed rear seat • Ford SYNC® connectivity system becomes a standard Boss feature for 2013, adding to a specially tuned engine, quad exhaust, brakes, suspension and design that optimize weight, aerodynamics and track performance Boss 302 Forum – The Ford Mustang Boss 302 is all about performance, and a nod to heritage comes standard with new paint options and design details for 2013. A new hockey stick graphic featuring reflective stripes is added to the new Boss, calling back the 1970 Boss 302. 2013 Boss 302 and Boss Laguna Seca models feature new School Bus Yellow paint, honoring Parnelli Jones’ 1970 Trans-Am championship car prepared by Bud Moore. “Everything we did for 2013 is consistent with and links directly back to our 1970 heritage. The reflective stripes and hockey stick graphic in particular mean something to Mustang enthusiasts,” said Dave Pericak, Mustang chief engineer. “Last year, we proved the car had what it takes to perform, and this year we focused on enhancing its eye-catching looks and celebrating its history.” Click here for more 2013 Boss 302 images. The reflective stripes on Boss come to life when lights hit them, similar to how they did in 1970 on the Mustang Boss 302. The new stripe follows the classic hockey stick motif by going over the fender and extending down the body panel. Boss Laguna Seca has new Sterling Gray accents and will be available in vintage School Bus Yellow and black paint offerings, complemented by hockey stick stripes and gray interior rear cross-brace. Gray also sets off the front grille, mirror caps and rear pedestal spoiler, while Laguna Seca rear badging and unique two-tone gray and silver wheels round out the exterior accents. Unlike the previous model, the roof will not feature colored accents. Similar to the redesigned base Mustang lineup, the front end offers a more powerful design with a more prominent grille. A more powerful splitter and functional hood extractors add to that look. Boss Mustang has new signature lighting, with standard HID headlamps and LED-surround taillamps. The 2013 Boss also offers a unique functional design feature in the grille with removable covers where fog lamps would be. For improved cooling on track days, the covers can be easily removed with a screwdriver. Additionally, the rear end features a high-gloss black panel that connects the taillamps. The taillamps deliver a smoked appearance that matches up with the sinister look up front. Click here for more 2013 Boss 302 images. The new Mustang Boss includes Ford SYNC®, the voice-activated in-car connectivity system, as a standard feature. With the base SYNC package, customers enjoy the core hands-free features and services that have quickly established SYNC as a must-have technology, with more than 76 percent of current SYNC users saying they would recommend the system to others. Some features of SYNC include: • Hands-free, voice-activated calling via a Bluetooth®-connected mobile phone and control of a USB-connected digital music player • 911 Assist™, the automated emergency calling service that is free for the life of the vehicle • Vehicle Health Report, the on-demand diagnostic and maintenance information service Revved up and ready The powerful Boss engine yields 444 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, while still offering a smooth idle and low-end torque for comfortable around-town driving. A race-inspired clutch with upgraded friction materials transmits power, while a short-throw, close-ratio six-speed manual handles gear change duties. Click here for more 2013 Boss 302 images. Power is delivered to a 3.73-ratio rear axle using carbon fiber plates in the limited-slip differential to improve handling and longevity. For those who want even more precise control over power delivery, a torque-sensing (Torsen) limited-slip differential is available, coupled with Recaro® front seats. In keeping with the Boss mandate to provide the best-handling Mustang ever, the already strong Mustang GT suspension system has been further refined. Higher-rate coil springs on all four corners, stiffer suspension bushings and a larger-diameter rear stabilizer bar all contribute to the road racing mission, and Boss models are lowered by 11 millimeters in front and 1 millimeter at the rear versus Mustang GT. But the real key to handling is in the adjustable shocks and struts, standard on all Boss Mustangs. Working in concert with the suspension upgrades, Boss 302 receives unique, lightweight 19-inch black alloy racing wheels in staggered widths: 9 inches in front, 9.5 inches in the rear. The Pirelli PZero summer tires are sized specifically for each end of the car, with the front wheels receiving 255/40ZR-19 tires while the rear stays planted thanks to 285/35ZR-19 rubber. Boss braking is also up to the challenge, using Brembo four-piston calipers acting on 14-inch vented rotors up front. In back, standard Mustang GT brakes are upgraded with a Boss-specific high-performance pad compound. The combination of vented brake shields and unique Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) tuning gives Boss drivers maximum control and rapid, repeatable fade-free stops in road and race situations alike. Click here for more 2013 Boss 302 images. Boss 302 circa 1969-70 With styling tweaked by newly arrived Ford designer Larry Shinoda, the new-for-1969 Boss 302 sported front and rear spoilers, blacked-out hood treatment and racy side stripes for a look that screamed performance. Beyond the bodywork, the Boss 302 didn’t disappoint. Its engine combined a four-bolt main Windsor small-block with reworked heads from the then-new 351 Cleveland engine. A forged steel crankshaft, connecting rods and pistons rounded out the reciprocating assembly. The result was a free-breathing, high-revving powerplant making what Ford claimed was 290 gross horsepower – though actual output is estimated to be significantly higher. Ford engineers also thoroughly massaged Mustang’s suspension in an effort to meet then-boss Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s mandate “to build absolutely the best-handling street car available on the American market.” Stiffer springs and shocks, special sway-bar tuning, a stiffened chassis and wide tires led to the fastest Mustang ever to lap the Ford test track up to that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IASHELBYGT Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 What are the exterior colors going to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt67 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 What are the exterior colors going to be? School Bus Yellow , Grabber Blue, Gotta Have It Green , Performance White, and Race Red. The Laguna Seca will be available in SBY or black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Finally got rid of the ridiculous amount of 2 tone, I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Cant believe it. Is it possible they made the tail lights worse and put a shelby nose on the Boss and GT....Whats up with that...Last years nose looked way better! Looks like a Boss/Shelby hybrid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09 Red GT500 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 School Bus Yellow , Grabber Blue, Gotta Have It Green , Performance White, and Race Red. The Laguna Seca will be available in SBY or black. What about Deep Impact Blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 School Bus Yellow , Grabber Blue, Gotta Have It Green , Performance White, and Race Red. The Laguna Seca will be available in SBY or black. They should have called it, "God awful yellow!" But I love it! Can't wait to see the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Finally got rid of the ridiculous amount of 2 tone, I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Greenwell Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I was not a huge fan of the Boss 302, but I believe FORD nailed it on the 2013 with new graphics. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapor08GT500 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I love it!! Wish they got the shaker hood approved though... Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Love the new Boss 302; looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Greenwell Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 A CDC Shaker System and MRT Rear Louvers would have just been too cool on this car and would make it perfect. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Canfield Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 They should have called it, "God awful yellow!" But I love it! I was thinking 'Short Bus Yellow'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarecat Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Want to see a "standard" (not LS) Boss in "Got to have it Green"........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjohnson2615 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Finally got rid of the ridiculous amount of 2 tone, I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree.I loved the idea of the Boss 302 last year but could not get past the goofy looks.I would have been embarrassed to drive one.Ford did it right with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I really, really like the SBY.......................... . I may of found my new DD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt67 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I really, really like the SBY.......................... . I may of found my new DD. Good choice, you will love how will this car handles. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shack Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 No mention of TracKey - did the feature get killed in this edition? Edit: Actually might be answered in another thread on TracKey release. However the TracKey section on Ford's page mentions 2012 BOSS 302s but does NOT mention 2013 BOSS 302s (or at least not yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 The Yellow Boss was in LA last night: http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/71361-2013-ford-mustang-unveiling-in-los-angeles-photos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Well not crazy about the 2013 front. So I found a used 2012 orange and black Boss and purchased her on 11/29 . They included the track key in the price which they will load next week. Will get pictures as soon as the rain gets out of here.Got it for $4968 below MSRP and the original owner has all the stuff it came with.It's # 0185. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 They should have called it, "God awful yellow!" But I love it! That would have been the bomb. Too much Shelby though! Can't wait to see the green. I love it!! Wish they got the shaker hood approved though... Alex Shaker A CDC Shaker System and MRT Rear Louvers would have just been too cool on this car and would make it perfect. GG I agree about both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullens Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 No more off-color roof. Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Cant believe it. Is it possible they made the tail lights worse and put a shelby nose on the Boss and GT....Whats up with that...Last years nose looked way better! Looks like a Boss/Shelby hybrid! +++ 1--- Now to many new Mustangs look alot like a GT500.This was what I was hoping the Boss would look like minus the #15 decal. This nose is less retro and has less drag. No more red wheels and "red roof inn." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frknfast Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 +++ 1--- Now to many new Mustangs look alot like a GT500.This was what I was hoping the Boss would look like minus the #15 decal. This nose is less retro and has less drag. No more red wheels and "red roof inn." Ah Yes I would agree BUT that's what makes it so different as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 +++ 1--- Now to many new Mustangs look alot like a GT500.This was what I was hoping the Boss would look like minus the #15 decal. This nose is less retro and has less drag. No more red wheels and "red roof inn." Your pic is dead on perfect. I love it but guess its not up to us. I cant believe more people are not commenting on shelby nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 From a 100 feet away how many GT500's do you see ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpmcobra Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 A CDC Shaker System and MRT Rear Louvers would have just been too cool on this car and would make it perfect. GG +1 if I keep looking at these pictures I'm going to get in trouble ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svttim Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 From a 100 feet away how many GT500's do you see ? Ah, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicShelby Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ah, 1 Yep only one and its black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yep only one and its black The correct answer isssss ( drum roll ) 2 ---- But which ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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